In response to the State of Emergency issued by Cortland County on March 15 and the directives of the Cortland County Health Department, YWCA Cortland’s Daycare and School-Age programs closed to the public at the end of the day on Tuesday, March 17, in order to start providing child care to serve only those individuals identified as essential personnel in maintaining needed services and resources in the community during this time.

Since then, YWCA Cortland has been working with the County, the Health Department, the Child Development Center, the SUNY Cortland Child Care Center, and CAPCO Head Start and Early Head Start to determine the need in the community for child care to serve essential personnel.

Beginning Monday, March 23, YWCA Cortland will be providing care for school-age children (5-12) of essential personnel at the YWCA facility at 14 Clayton Ave. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. for $180 per week. The facility remains closed to the general public.

Please refer to this letter, which includes more information and a list of essential Cortland County employers that qualify for child care services during the State of Emergency. You can contact Jami Bistocchi, Child Care Director, or Janice Meyer, School Age Supervisor, by calling 607-753-9651 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Because things change rapidly from day to day, leadership is closely monitoring health alerts regarding COVID-19 from reputable sources such as state and county health departments, city, county, and state officials, the CDC, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

We are dedicated to keeping lines of communication open and clear. Watch our website and social media pages for updates as they become available.

Thank you for your patience and support during this unprecedented time. Let’s all take care of one another!

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Phone Numbers

Front Desk

607-753-9651

Aid to Victims of Violence

607-753-3639

24/7 Crisis Hotline

607-756-6363

24/7 Crisis Hotline

1-800-336-9622

Hours of Operation

YWCA Cortland's facility and nonessential programs are closed to the public. The Aid to Victims of Violence (AVV) program continues to provide critical services by appointment only unless in an emergency. The Crisis Hotline (see numbers above) remains open 24/7. The Child Care School-Age Program also continues to operate but serves only children of personnel deemed essential and children whose parents are employed in industries allowed to reopen according to the State's New York Forward plan.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, YWCA Cortland will need to alter programming at times to comply with New York State guidelines as they evolve and to ensure the health and safety of our staff and the families that we serve. We are making every effort to resume our operations following requirements in the New York Forward plan​, and we will communicate any programming changes in a timely manner. We remain committed to the Cortland community and to our mission to empower women and eliminate racism.